Ashley Conrad Boening
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Austin, TX 78704 Email: ********@*****.***
EXPERIENCE
TicketCity 6/14 – Present
Vice President of Marketing
Create, manage, coordinate and execute all marketing strategies and implement tactical plans that exceed goals
Profit and loss responsibility for all marketing channels with multimillion dollar budget
Develop unique value propositions, business partnerships, category management and targeting strategy
Lead and manage Direct Marketing, Public Relations, Advertising, Online Marketing, Event Marketing and Internal Creative Services
Develop business plan, annual operational budget, & marketing sales forecast
Identify, interpret and capitalize on market and competitive trends.
Prioritize, evaluate and negotiate contracts for partnerships, marketing programs and software solutions
Create revenue and margin targets for all marketing channels (SEM, affiliates, display, remarketing, email marketing, SEO)
Optimize user experience across all device types (mobile, tablet, desktop) create and monitor conversion funnels to continually increase conversion rate
Monitor web sales performance measurements and effectiveness including KPI’s: visits, conversion rate, average order value, revenue per visit, bounce rate and cart to conversion
Work cross-departmentally and with other Senior Executives to ensure cohesive strategy and execution of category/product level campaigns
Lead, mentor and raise team’s ability to deliver and exceed expectations TicketCity 1/13 – 5/14
Director of Ecommerce
Management of ecommerce marketing / merchandising team
Oversee the day to day web sales performance measurements and effectiveness including KPI’s: visits, conversion rate, average order value, revenue per visit, bounce rate and cart to conversion
Develop business plan, annual operational budget, & marketing sales forecast including P&L responsibility
Create revenue and margin targets for all marketing channels (SEM, affiliates, display, remarketing, email marketing, SEO)
Drive UI/UX optimization via testing, targeting, retention, reactivation, automation and promotional activities
Identify, analyze and prioritize online marketing initiatives and partnerships with focus on performance based opportunities.
Work cross-departmentally to ensure cohesive strategy and execution of category/product level campaigns
Lead, mentor and raise team’s ability to deliver and exceed expectations Living Direct Inc. 7/12 – 12/12
Director of Ecommerce
Direct management of ecommerce team, ensuring profitable operation of $35MM+ portion of business.
Ownership of all KPI, content and functionality of sites within Living Direct ecommerce network
Direct management of Web Merchandising and Online Merchant channel teams (6+ Direct Reports)
Management/Stewardship of Affiliate, PPC, CSE, SEO & Email marketing programs; including goal setting, optimizing to KPI, working with in-house staff, consultants and 3rd parties (Budgets $3MM+ / Rev $50MM+)
Project development and prioritization, goal setting, forecasting/budgeting, optimization and cross departmental communication
Devise and execute merchandising strategies through improved functionality within Demandware ecommerce platform and back end systems
Management of operational budget for ecommerce department Living Direct Inc. 6/10 – 7/12
Online Business Manager
Ownership of all KPI, content and functionality of sites within Living Direct ecommerce network
Direct management of Web Merchandising and Online Merchant channel teams (3+ Direct Reports)
Management/Stewardship of Affiliate, PPC, CSE, SEO & Email marketing programs; including goal setting, optimizing to KPI, working with in-house staff, consultants and 3rd parties (Budgets $3MM+ / Rev $50MM+)
Marketing Team Management: Project development and prioritization, goal setting, forecasting/budgeting, optimization and cross departmental communication
Devise and execute merchandising strategies through improved functionality within Demandware ecommerce platform and back end systems
Evaluate and lead implementations of new website features, 3rd party partnerships, functionality, site design, branding, and positioning (Omniture, BazaarVoice, Demandware, Consultants) Volusion eCommerce 8/09 – 6/10
Sr. Email Marketing Manager
Develop reporting and analytics standards providing reporting on a weekly/monthly basis
Create email marketing program to sell services to clients working
Define creative direction for campaigns including; layout, copy and format/style
Organize and execute promotional efforts and cross selling to targeted customer segments
Maximize sales via email and landing page campaign creative
Recommend strategy and creative enhancements based on analysis of campaign & testing results
Maintain vendor relationship, serve as PM for evaluation, selection and implementation of new ESP
Implement organic list growth measures to build database Callaway Golf 8/06 – 8/09
Email Marketing Manager/Online Marketing Manager
Manager of email marketing for the Callaway, Odyssey, Top Flite & Ecommerce brands
Management of Affiliate programs, CSE and consulting for PPC efforts. (Budgets $3.5MM+ / Rev $40MM+)
Define creative direction for campaigns including: layout, copy and format/style
Create and enforce best practices for in-house list growth and campaign creative
Maintain vendor relationship, serve as project manager for evaluation, selection and implementation of new ESP
Monitor campaign metrics and goals and recommend new strategies/enhancements to reach them
Develop merchandising strategies to execute in coordination with production, IT and inventory departments
Developed and coordinate promotional campaign production and execution
Spearhead selection, training and evaluation of new marketing department employees Callaway Golf 5/05 – 8/06
Interactive Media Manager
Responsible for all online media for the Callaway, Odyssey, Top Flite & Ecommerce brands
Duties include: planning, buying, implementation, optimization, reporting & presentation
Coordination among multiple agencies and creative groups
Worked very closely with production team to develop copy, design layout and functionality
Set creative time tables and completed QA of all ad units
Maintained all financials budget forecasting and invoice reconciliation
Developed campaign strategies and measurement techniques/metrics GSD&M Advertising 12/02 - 5/05
Asst. Media Planner/Buyer (AT&T, U.S. Air Force, MasterCard, Brinker, AARP)
Formulated objectives and strategies for multiple national print efforts
Developed criteria and parameters for publication selection process
Facilitated communications among client, account service and media
Completed competitive media research
Maintained all vendor contacts and negotiated with vendors daily
Completed all buy maintenance (discrepancies, make goods, etc.)
Presented to clients on regular basis
EDUCATION
The University of Texas at Austin
B. S. Advertising, Sequence: Texas Media Program
Minor in business
SKILLS
10+ years online marketing / ecommerce with experience successful ecommerce websites/networks Strong evaluation and negotiation skill (Partnerships, Contracts, Media, You Name It I’ll Negotiate It) Extensive knowledge of online marketing channels: SEM, SEO, CSE, Affiliates Many years experience with creative production management including television, print and radio creative 10+ years’ experience managing budgets, forecasts, financials and reporting Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
Team management, mentoring and development
Hiring, Mentoring & Training – Many years hiring for marketing roles, followed by training Awesome project management experience
Basic HMTL coding